漢字道KANJIDO

11 strokesRadical

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カン
Kun
わずら.う
Meaning
suffer from; be ill

Origin

ORIGIN

With 心 "heart": suffering as if pierced through the heart — to suffer from.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

カン患者・疾患
わずらう患う・長患い

Compare: 煩う

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 患者かんじゃ

    patient

  • 疾患しっかん

    disease

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

病院で患者の話を聞いた。

I listened to the patients at the hospital.

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